Belfast has four teams in rugby's All-Ireland League: Belfast Harlequins in Division 1B; and Instonians, Queen's University and Malone in Division 2A. The census happens only once every 10 years. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. However the total number of people identifying as either British and Northern Irish or Irish and Northern Irish or British, Irish and Northern Irish is up from 149,300 people in 2011 to 213,000 people in 2021. Founded in 1966, it has existed in its present form since 1981, when the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra was disbanded. On 25 October 2012 the stage 2 report for the York Street intersection was approved[197] and in December 2012 the planned upgrade moved into stage 3 of the development process. Ranging in length from a few hundred metres to over 5 kilometres, the security barriers have increased both in height and number since 1998. [176], Peace has boosted the numbers of tourists coming to Belfast. The Population Statistics Section within Census Branch (NISRA) provides accurate, timely, user friendly and easily accessible National Statistics relating to Population Estimates, Projections and Migration for Northern Ireland. [251], Belfast City Council is currently investing into the complete redevelopment of the Titanic Quarter, which is planned to consist of apartments, hotels, and a riverside entertainment district. [224] The event was hosted by Selena Gomez and celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Jessie J, Hayden Panettiere, and Lady Gaga travelled to Northern Ireland to attend the event, held in the Odyssey Arena. [159] This represents a 1.60% increase since the 2001 Census. In 1920-21, as the island of Ireland was partitioned, up to 500 people were killed in disturbances in Belfast, the bloodiest period of strife in the city until the Troubles of the late 1960s onwards. The Giants have been league champions 6 times, most recently in the 202122 season. Other major developments include the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter, and the erection of the Obel Tower, a skyscraper set to be the tallest tower on the island. Fortunes were made carrying rough linen clothing and salted provisions to the slave plantations of the West Indies; sugar and rum to Baltimore and New York; and for the return to Belfast of flaxseed from the colonies where the relative scarcity of labour made unprofitable the processing of the flax into linen fibre. [201], In April 2008, the Department for Regional Development reported on a plan for a light-rail system, similar to that in Dublin. [114][115] The dome is 173ft (53m) high and figures above the door state "Hibernia encouraging and promoting the Commerce and Arts of the City".[116]. The Giants play in the 10-team professional Elite Ice Hockey League which is the top league in the United Kingdom. Download Historical Data Save as Image From: To: Zoom: Historical U.N. . [105] The Queen's Quarter in south Belfast is named after Queen's University. When Swift was living at Lilliput Cottage near the bottom of Belfast's Limestone Road, he imagined that the Cavehill resembled the shape of a sleeping giant safeguarding the city. "The religious demography of Northern Ireland in part is driven by age structures," he said. Our 2022/23 work plan is available here. [203][204], The city has two airports: Belfast International Airport offering, domestic, European and international flights such as Orlando operated seasonally by Virgin Atlantic. [33] In hopes of French assistance, in 1798 the Society organised a republican insurrection. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Belfast city, Maine QuickFacts Belfast city, Maine Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories Information about Census 2021 statistics, reports and supporting information. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Belfast Local Government District was 333,871 accounting for 18.44% of the NI total. Census figures detailing the national identity, passports and religious make-up of Northern Ireland show a population more diverse than ever before. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2021 was 543,000, a 1.12% increase from 2020. [77] The absolute maximum temperature at the weather station at Stormont is 29.7C (85.5F), set during July 1983. Numerous events take place throughout including festivals such as Rose Week and special activities such as bird watching evenings and great beast hunts. Because of this, it is less an agglomeration of villages and towns which have expanded into each other, than other comparable cities, such as Manchester or Birmingham. [218] Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. For other uses, see, Northern Ireland Assembly and Westminster. Second World War [ edit] Main article: Belfast Blitz At the beginning of the 20th century Belfast was both the largest producer of linen in the world and also boasted the world's largest shipyard. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 - according to . Contents 1 Population 1.1 Population 1.1.1 Sex 1.2 Age 2 Ethnicity 3 Migration 3.1 Country of birth 3.2 Passports held 4 Religion 5 Identity 6 References Population [ edit] Population density of Belfast City Council in 2011 Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 00:22, communal violence in the city during partition, Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies), Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast, Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom", "Where are the largest cities in Britain? Telephone: +44 (0)300 200 7836. In the mid-17th century, Belfast exported beef, butter, hides, tallow and corn and it imported coal, cloth, wine, brandy, paper, timber and tobacco. The city is flanked on the north and northwest by a series of hills, including Divis Mountain, Black Mountain and Cavehill, thought to be the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. The number of people living in Northern Ireland who were born outside the UK and Ireland has grown from 81,500 people (4.5%) in 2011 to 124,300 people (6.5%) in 2021, the highest ever recorded in Northern Ireland. In Belfastnotwithstanding the political friction caused by Sinn Fin's electoral triumph in the souththis involved some 60,000 workers, Protestant and Catholic, in a four-week walk-out.[37]. The rest of the Belfast post town is divided in a broadly clockwise system from BT3 in the north-east round to BT15, with BT16 and BT17 further out to the east and west respectively. [145] An area of deprivation is found in the inner parts of the north and west of the city. Donegall Quay was built out into the river as the harbour was developed further and trade flourished. The company began its association with Belfast in 1936, with Short & Harland Ltd, a venture jointly owned by Shorts and Harland and Wolff. [151] Areas where segregated working-class areas meet are known as interface areas and sometimes marked by peace lines. On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. O'Reilly, D. 2010. " It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. Lloyd George, Parnell and Patrick Pearse all attended political rallies there. This was followed by the drilling and eventual arming of a 100,000-strong Ulster Volunteer Force. [170] Including the Waterfront Hall and the Odyssey Arena, Belfast has several other venues for performing arts. Generally, population statistics are available disaggregated by age and sex with information also available for a wide range of administrative and statistical geographies. [7] Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration,[8] made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. The Census held on 21 March 2021, Northern Ireland's centenary year, highlighted a population of 1,903,175 the highest ever but the data also shows that the population continues to age. 12 January 2022. 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland - figures and tables. The voting age population is 42.4% male and 57.6% female. The mid-2021 population estimates are primarily based on the 2021 censuses (for England and Wales, and Northern Ireland). Belfast remains the largest council by population with 345,400 people in 2021 while Fermanagh and Omagh has the smallest council by population with 116,800 people in 2021. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . 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Parts of Belfast are segregated by walls, commonly known as "peace lines", erected by the British Army after August 1969, and which still divide 14 districts in the inner city. [66] The Lord Mayor's duties include presiding over meetings of the council, receiving distinguished visitors to the city, representing and promoting the city on the national and international stage.[65]. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland. In a demonstration of their resolve not to submit to a Dublin parliament, in 1912 Belfast City Hall unionists presented the Ulster Covenant, which, with an associated Declaration for women, was to accumulate over 470,000 signatures. The most prevalent main languages other than English were Polish (20,100 people), Lithuanian (9,000), Irish (6,000), Romanian (5,600) and Portuguese (5,000). [27] Chichester also had Belfast Castle rebuilt at this time. In the period since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Belfast has begun a social, economic and cultural transformation giving it a growing international cultural reputation. Belfast has a high concentration of Irish-speakers. The airport is located northwest of the city, near Lough Neagh, while the George Best Belfast City Airport, which is closer to the city centre by train from Sydenham on the Bangor Line, adjacent to Belfast Lough, offers UK domestic flights and a few European flights. After this was; British only 27%, Northern Irish only 17%, British and Northern Irish only 7%, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British and Irish less than 1% and Other identities with 10%.[8]. [68], Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company based in Belfast. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. The Northern Ireland usually resident population increased by 5.1% (92,300) from 2011 to 2021. In what the Unionist government understood as its reward for wartime service, London had agreed that parity in taxation between Northern Ireland and Great Britain should be matched by parity in the services delivered. [38] This period of communal violence (192022) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom. Previously, the city was exclusively white (categorised as a simplified ethnic group within Northern Ireland) at 98% white in 2001, however by 2021, this had dropped down to 93%. The Belfast Giants are a huge brand in Northern Ireland and their increasing stature in the game led to the Belfast Giants playing the Boston Bruins of the NHL on 2 October 2010 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, losing the game 51. The Census 2021 population is recorded at 1,903,175 people, up from 1,810,863 people in 2011. London had the next highest. Census 2021 also shows us that the population is also becoming more diverse. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [56], An enduring physical legacy of the conflict are the extensive "peace lines" (or "peace walls") that continue to separate loyalist from republican districts. It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. Belfast saw further severe violence and numerous bombings during the thirty years of the Troubles, c.19691998, and parts of the city remain segregated between Catholics and Protestants. This was made up of:. When it comes to national identity, 31.9% said they had a British-only identity, 29.1% said Irish-only, 19.8% said Northern Irish-only while 8% said British and Northern Irish. [47], Belfast saw some of the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly in the 1970s, with rival paramilitary groups formed on both sides. [152][153], Ethnic minority communities have been in Belfast since the 1930s. This position was confirmed in five subsequent council elections, with mayors from Sinn Fin and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), both of whom are nationalist parties, and the cross-community Alliance Party regularly elected since. Census 2021 shows that 12.4% (228,600 people) had some ability in the Irish language, up from 10.7% decade ago while the figure for Ulster-Scots is 10.4% (190,600 people), up from 8.1%. Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. Queen's University of Belfast is the main university in the city. Since the expansion of the European Union, numbers have been boosted by an influx of Eastern European immigrants. Belfast: A Profile of the City. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by 50%, the fastest rate of growth in the UK. [243], Belfast Metropolitan College is a large further education college with three main campuses around the city, including several smaller buildings. "Clearly, in part that's driven by the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in 2016. The City Hall was finished in 1906 and was built to reflect Belfast's city status, granted by Queen Victoria in 1888. [189] The Royal Victoria Hospital is an internationally renowned centre of excellence in trauma care and provides specialist trauma care for all of Northern Ireland. Dr David Marshall, director of Census and population statistics at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, said the differing age profiles of the Protestant and Catholic communities was key to understanding the shifting numbers. Belfast produced the Formula One racing stars John Watson who raced for five different teams during his career in the 1970s and 1980s and Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine. [41] Road construction schemes, including the terminus of the M1 and the Westlink severed the streets linking north and west Belfast to the city centre, for example the dockland community of Sailortown. A consequence of this northern latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. FACT [52] The British Army, first deployed on the streets in August 1969, was also responsible for civilian deaths. Other significant sportspeople from Belfast include double world snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins[235] and world champion boxers Wayne McCullough, Rinty Monaghan and Carl Frampton. The areas around the Falls Road, Ardoyne and New Lodge (Catholic nationalist) and the Shankill Road (Protestant loyalist) are among the ten most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. Most of Belfast's water is supplied via the Aquarius pipeline from the Silent Valley Reservoir in County Down, created to collect water from the Mourne Mountains. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland & Wolff shipyard, which built the RMSTitanic, was the world's largest shipyard. The Coleraine campus, about 55mi (89km) from Belfast city centre concentrates on a broad range of subjects. Belfast is one of the constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region, which has a population of just under 3million. Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. [206] Using articulated buses, the 90million service saw a 17% increase in its first month in Belfast, with 30,000 more people using the Gliders every week. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is one of five trusts that were created on 1 April 2007 by the Department of Health. [226], The Northern Ireland national football team, ranked 59th as of October 2022 in the FIFA World Rankings,[227] plays its home matches at Windsor Park. [253], In 2018, six hotels were opened, with the biggest in Northern Ireland, the 53million Grand Central Hotel Belfast officially open to the public. 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Developments include Victoria Square, the Cathedral Quarter, and the Laganside with the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. Population of Northern Ireland 1971-2021 Published by D. Clark , Dec 21, 2022 The population of Northern Ireland reached 1.9 people in 2021, compared with 1.81 million ten years earlier in. [219], Belfast is the home of the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, and The News Letter, the oldest English-language daily newspaper in the world still in publication. The report by Atkins & KPMG, however, said there would be the option of migrating to light rail in the future should the demand increase. In February 2006, Belfast's unemployment rate stood at 4.2%, lower than both the Northern Ireland[171] and the UK average of 5.5%. Weather station is located 2.5 miles (4.0km) from the Belfast city centre. It is home to Northern Ireland's first Acquired Brain Injury Unit, costing 9million and opened by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in May 2006. The Royal Courts of Justice in Chichester Street are home to Northern Ireland's Supreme Court. In 2021 there were 92,500 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 4.9% of our population) who held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. A major visitor attraction, Titanic Belfast is a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard, opened on 31 March 2012. [10] The word bal means "mouth" or "river-mouth," while feirsde/feirste is the genitive singular of fearsaid and refers to a sandbar or tidal ford across a river's mouth. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. The estimated population of the BelfastHealth and Social Care Trust (HSCT) at 30 June 2020 was 359,230, of which 175,027(48.7%)were male and 184,203(51.3%) were female. Burns and the other pupils at north Belfast's Holy Cross Girls' primary were subjected to a barrage of abuse from a group of loyalist . In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. The usual resident population as at Census day (21 March 2021), by single year of age, is aged on to 30 June 2021 and then births, deaths and migration are accounted for. He added that the surge in the number of people holding Irish passports was influenced by Brexit. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. [217] Projects to promote the language in the city are funded by various sources, notably Foras na Gaeilge, an all-Ireland body funded by both the Irish and British governments. There are other factors as well but those are the two key things.". In total, 4.6% (85,100 people) of our population aged 3 and over had a main language other than English. Colourpoint Books. [248] In 2008, 7.1million tourists visited the city. A decision as to the outcome was to be made by a United States district court judge. When the Titanic was built in Belfast in 19111912, Harland and Wolff had the largest shipyard in the world. The service is being recognised as helping to modernise the city's public transport.[207]. This fall is counterbalanced, but only partially, by increases in the number of people who identify as British and Northern Irish, up from 111,700 in 2011 to 151,300 in 2021, and by those who identify as British, Irish and Northern Irish, up from 18,400 in 2011 to 28,100 in 2021. [36] But also common to this "industrial triangle" were traditions of labour militancy. Among surviving elements of the early pre-Victorian town are the Belfast Entries, 17th-century alleyways off High Street, including, in Winecellar's Entry, White's Tavern (rebuilt 1790); the First Presbyterian (Non-Subscribing) Church (178183) in Rosemary Street (whose members led the abolitionist charge against Greg and Cunningham);[34] St George's Church of Ireland (1816) on the High Street site of the old Corporation Church; and the oldest public building in Belfast, Clifton House (177174), the Belfast Charitable Society poorhouse on North Queen Street.[35]. [8], Belfast has become in recent decades an ethnically diverse city, although this ethnic diversity is not to the same scale as other cities across the United Kingdom. [186], Power is provided from a number of power stations via NIE Networks Limited transmission lines. 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Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. [175] In 2004, Belfast had the lowest owner occupation rate in Northern Ireland at 54%. The economy of Belfast, Northern Ireland was initially built on trade through Belfast Harbour.Later, industry contributed to its growth, particularly shipbuilding and linen. By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. [65] The current Lord Mayor is Tina Black of Sinn Fin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Michelle Kelly of the Alliance Party. Want the biggest political stories and analysis sent to you every week? Read more: NI Census figures show Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time. Media Queries This comprised 3 DUP and 1 Sinn Fin. 21 October 2019. This rise slowed and peaked around the start of the Troubles with the 1971 census showing almost 600,000 people in the Belfast Urban Area. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 . As lords of Clandeboye, the O'Neill dynasty were the local Irish power. The Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. [232] In May 2020, the foundation of East Belfast GAA returned Gaelic Games to unionist East Belfast after decades of its absence in the area. The census data also showed that the population continued to age. This is an increase from 2011, when 54,200 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 3% of our population) held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. Over the decade population increase was greatest in the older age groups. Colby HouseStranmillis CourtBELFASTBT9 5RRTelephone: +44(0)28 9025 5156, Estimates of the Population Aged 85 and Over, Long-Term International Migration Statistics, 2021 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland, 2021 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts, Tables and Maps, 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland, 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland - figures and tables. The metro area population of Belfast in 2019 was 627,000, a 0.64% increase from 2018. 2012. [162] Like many British cities dependent on traditional heavy industry, Belfast suffered serious decline since the 1960s, exacerbated greatly in the 1970s and 1980s by the Troubles. Now known as Shorts Bombardier it works as an international aircraft manufacturer located near the Port of Belfast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom[5] and the second-largest in Ireland. Belfast's 2023 population is now estimated at 696,537. "The converse is true for the Protestant population. [45], Belfast has been the scene of various episodes of sectarian conflict between its Catholic and Protestant populations. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. Belfast is situated on Northern Ireland's eastern coast at 543549N 055545W / 54.59694N 5.92917W / 54.59694; -5.92917. [77], The city gets significant precipitation (greater than 1mm) on 157 days in an average year with an average annual rainfall of 846 millimetres (33.3in),[78] less than areas of northern England or most of Scotland,[77] but higher than Dublin or the south-east coast of Ireland. 96.77% were white (including Irish Traveller) while 3.23% were from an ethnic minority population; 48.82% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic faith and 42.47% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' denomination; and. The main current religions are now Catholic (42.3%); Presbyterian (16.6%); Church of Ireland (11.5%); Methodist (2.3%); other Christian denominations (6.9%) and other religions (1.3%). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 17001850", "Belfast City Council. 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